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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Tip to Help Save Your Trees During an Early or Late Winter Storm
October was a warmer than normal month here in Colorado, but during the week before Halloween we got an early winter storm that dumped about a foot of heavy wet snow. The trees were unprepared and had not lost their … Continue reading
Posted in Home & Garden, Landscaping
Tagged Trees, Winter Storm
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My Kids Learned Multiplication with Rocket Math
My son is particularly good in math, and was asked to accelerate by skipping third grade math and joining the fourth grade math class. He was mostly prepared except he did not have his multiplication facts memorized, he could figure … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood Learning, Math
Tagged Addition, Division, Multiplication, Rocket Math, Subtraction
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Tricks to make your favorite treat healthier and still taste yummy
I love, love, love treats and love big portion sizes too. Because of my “addiction” I have attempted many times to make my treats healthier. Fortunately, I have figured out how to decrease the bad without sacrificing the good. Why … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking & Baking, Recipes
Tagged Cookies, Healthy Eating, Recipe
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Baking with wheat and loving it!
I used to be a junk food/white flour addict. I didn’t quite understand the rave about whole grains and whole wheat food. And I definitely wondered about those people that preferred whole wheat over white floured products. They must have … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking & Baking, Recipes
Tagged Bread, Healthy Eating, Wheat
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Waking up with Light
“BEEP….BEEP….BEEP” sounded the dreaded alarm clock. My body jolts to wake and I feel miserable. This is how I used to wake up, but now I slowly wake up as I sense the light turning on. My mind seems to … Continue reading
Posted in Product Review, Products, Shopping
Tagged Alarm Clock
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Never ending chapped lips
I have had dry chapped lips for most of my life, but after my third child was born and a very stressful move, my lips were completely peeling three times a day. The surrounding area was also irritated making me … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Beauty, Lips, Skin
Tagged Chapped Lips, Toothpaste
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Teaching your child to read
My sister-in-law gave me some great advice. One day we were talking about our kids and she told me that she teaches her children to read when they turn four. She uses the book “Teach Your Child to Read in … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood Learning, Reading
Tagged Reading, Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons, Teaching
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Controlling your child’s fever
All parents have experienced the scenario of having a child with a fever that seems to linger on and on. My kids can have a high fever for over three days. But even though they are sick they do not … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Beauty, Tips for Sick Children
Tagged Children, Fever, Medication
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Yellowstone National Park in a Day
I recently returned from a quick trip to Yellowstone National Park. We have 3 kids in tow, ages 5, 2, & 9 months. Needless to say we did not do any extreme hikes and we did not have enough time … Continue reading
Posted in Family Vacations, Vacations
Tagged Family Vacations, Vacations, Yellowstone National Park
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When it comes to running shoes is the extra money worth it?
I am one of those crazy people that truly enjoy running. I love almost everything about it. I love the feeling of pushing my body to its limit, the burn after a hard run, and most of all being able … Continue reading
Posted in Featured, Fitness, Running, Shoes, Shopping
Tagged Exercise, Running Test, Shoes, Shopping, Tennis Shoes
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